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Karma Vipaka Samhita · Chapter 104
उत्तराभाद्रपदा नक्षत्र प्रथम चरण
This chapter of Karma Vipaka Samhita is for uttara bhadrapada 1st pada. In the story, a brahmin in Shripura honours his teacher's son for a month.
Classical view, not medical advice.
Out of greed for wealth, he then takes his life. Shiva then gives the remedy: the Vamsha-Gopala mantra, the Gayatri and hearing the Harivamsha. A tulasi garden is planted, and dashavarna, a gold nishka and ten cows are given.
The English below is our translation from the Sanskrit.
उत्तराभाद्रपदा नक्षत्र प्रथम चरण
॥ शिव उवाच ॥श्रीपुरे नगरे देवि द्विज एकोऽवसत्पुरा ॥एकदा तस्य वै गेहे गुरुपुत्रः समागतः ॥ १ ॥
Shiva said: In the city of Shripura, O Goddess, a brahmin once lived. Once his teacher's son came to his house.
उत्तराभाद्रपदा नक्षत्र प्रथम चरण
आदरं बहुधा कृत्वा मासमेकं तदा खलु ॥गुरुपुत्रस्य घातं हि कृत्वा द्रव्यस्य लोभतः ॥ २ ॥
He honoured him greatly for a whole month. Then, out of greed for wealth, he killed the teacher's son.
उत्तराभाद्रपदा नक्षत्र प्रथम चरण
तेन पापेन भो देवि महापापयुतो नरः ॥पुत्रहीनश्च देवेशि जायते धनवर्जितः ॥ ३ ॥
By that wrong, O Goddess, a man is born carrying great sin. He is without a son, O Queen of the gods, and without wealth.
उत्तराभाद्रपदा नक्षत्र प्रथम चरण
वंशगोपालमन्त्रं वै गायत्रीमन्त्रमेव च ॥हरिवंशश्रवणं देवि कुर्याच्च विधिपूर्वकम् ॥ ४ ॥
He should use the Vamsha-Gopala mantra (sacred words) and the Gayatri (a sacred Vedic chant) mantra. He should also hear the Harivamsha (a sacred book about Krishna), O Goddess. All this he does by the rules.
उत्तराभाद्रपदा नक्षत्र प्रथम चरण
तुलसीवाटिकां कृत्वा तन्मूले विष्णुपूजनम् ॥दशवर्णां ततो दद्यात्पूर्वपापप्रणाशिनीम् ॥ ५ ॥
He should plant a tulasi (holy basil) garden and worship Vishnu at its root. Then he should give a dashavarna (a gift of ten colours). It destroys the past wrong.
उत्तराभाद्रपदा नक्षत्र प्रथम चरण
स्वर्णनिष्कस्ततो दद्याद्दशगोदानमेव च ॥एवं कृते वरारोहे वंशो भवति नान्यथा ॥ ६ ॥
Then he should give a gold nishka (a unit of gold weight) and ten cows. When this is done, O fair one, a family line is born. It is not otherwise.
उत्तराभाद्रपदा नक्षत्र प्रथम चरण
व्याधिनाशो भवेद्देवि सत्यं सत्यं न संशयः ॥ ७ ॥
Illness is destroyed, O Goddess. This is true, true. There is no doubt.
Verse 104.5 says a tulasi (holy basil) garden, with Vishnu worshipped at its root.
Verse 104.6 says a gold nishka and ten cows.